Istanbul vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Istanbul	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$514	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1033	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$850
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	76	54
🏙️ Population	15.5M	545K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 16% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5143rd and 4384th ($1025 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Turkey vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 798th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Port of Spain

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	Istanbul	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.37	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.3	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	38.14%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.79	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.84	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9042	$2991

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812